Barter exchanges are taxable, so if you trade your +3 ax of orc slaying for a +4 wand of pastry conjuring, that's a taxable exchange based on the value of the items.
But if they are going to enforce this, they'd better be prepared to go the whole route: if a character gets PK'd and the other player loots the corpse of a valuable item, then that is theft. Depending on the value of the item it may well be grand theft. The government had better be prepared to prosecute these crimes and make room in the prisons for the 12 year olds that they are going to be sending up the river for 20+ years.
Of course, if you're going to tax virtual income and prosecute for virtual theft, then you may need to consider the possibility of prosecuting PKers for virtual murder.
Oh man, I think I'd better start law school. I see where the employment opportunities are going to be in 2010.
I'm now reclining back at 135 degrees, with my monitor sitting atop a 4-foot high stack of phone books, right in front of me. Of course, it took some doing to get the monitor angled down so I'm facing it straight on. As long as the duct tape holds, everything is gre NO CARRIER
So, no trees, no water, no crops, and no livestock which depend on those crops. No fish, no seafood. What, exactly, did you think your kids were going to eat?
Apologies. I spoke from what I was told, not what I read. Upon reading the Constitution, there is no reference whatsoever to copyright.
Are you being sarcastic, or did you miss Article I, section 8:
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
Now the other posters challenge of Find me the line in the Constitution that refers to a buyer determining the conditions of sale of a product or service. is just plain nonsensical. You never claimed such a right, but all sales are contracts, the terms of which are mutually agreed to by the buyer and seller. You, as a buyer, have just as much right to set the terms as the seller. If the seller doesn't agree to them, then there is no sale. As it stands, when you walk in to Target to buy "Gigli", there is no representative of the studio for you to negotiate with, which reduces the negotiation process "take-it-or-leave-it".
My wife likes sci-fi, but has been completely uninterested in SG-1. I wasn't interested in SG-1 originally but started getting hooked on it in RDA's last season, so I've been watching the last couple of seasons, while she reads or goes into another room and surfs the web.
To catch up on the series, I recently bought season one on DVD and I've seen the pilot and a couple of episodes. One night my wife started peeking at one episode over the edge of her magazine and wound up dropping the magazine and just watching the show.
When the show ended she said, "Don't watch anymore episodes unless I can watch with you, okay?"
So now she's hooked, and I'm sure we'll be buying the remainder of the seasons.
It doesn't take that much courage to kill yourself. People do it every day, here in the U.S. But most people don't choose to kill hundreds of unarmed women and children at the same time.
If these guys have so much courage, have them put on a uniform, grab an AK47, and storm the gates of a military base. That would take courage.
Hmmm. You may be right. Wikipedia says he hasn't filed.
But, while looking for info on OJ, I found this page which says:
Q: Can a judgment obtained as a result of a wrongful death be discharged in bankruptcy?
A: Possibly. The bankruptcy code permits the discharge of negligence damages. But some bankruptcy courts may make damages resulting from "recklessness" or gross negligence non- dischargeable.
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Ahhhh! Nothing on this list compares to the fun of a simple pack of balloons, a book of matches, and a tank of acetylene.
No radioactivity. Less explosive power than a Sony battery. Lame.
Barter exchanges are taxable, so if you trade your +3 ax of orc slaying for a +4 wand of pastry conjuring, that's a taxable exchange based on the value of the items.
But if they are going to enforce this, they'd better be prepared to go the whole route: if a character gets PK'd and the other player loots the corpse of a valuable item, then that is theft. Depending on the value of the item it may well be grand theft. The government had better be prepared to prosecute these crimes and make room in the prisons for the 12 year olds that they are going to be sending up the river for 20+ years.
Of course, if you're going to tax virtual income and prosecute for virtual theft, then you may need to consider the possibility of prosecuting PKers for virtual murder.
Oh man, I think I'd better start law school. I see where the employment opportunities are going to be in 2010.
I agree.
I'm now reclining back at 135 degrees, with my monitor sitting atop a 4-foot high stack of phone books, right in front of me. Of course, it took some doing to get the monitor angled down so I'm facing it straight on. As long as the duct tape holds, everything is gre
NO CARRIER
How much is the down-payment?
Where do I sign?
*licks lips*
Well, damn you!
There I had planned on capturing my soul in a lifegem and watching the heat death of the universe.
Now you tell me that's not an option. Guess I'd better make other plans to live forever.
The writers were created by the studios.
They evolved.
They rebelled.
There are many copies.
And they have a plan.
Oh great! The judge is going to sit in front of his TV playing the game for 100 hours straight.
Then the judge, now a serial killer, is going to come into court, look Jack Thompsom in the eye, and put an ice pick through Jack's forehead.
About 0.002 Libraries of Congress.
People socialized in college???
I must've been absent that day.
You can't cover your slip that easily.
Why? Is his skirt riding up in the back again?
And then your pants crash in a smoking ruin.
I'm good with all that, except if the die comes up 1 all three times the poll worker should take 3d10 fireball damage.
Remind me to never, ever, sign up for any depression studies.
I can give you my own experience.
My wife likes sci-fi, but has been completely uninterested in SG-1. I wasn't interested in SG-1 originally but started getting hooked on it in RDA's last season, so I've been watching the last couple of seasons, while she reads or goes into another room and surfs the web.
To catch up on the series, I recently bought season one on DVD and I've seen the pilot and a couple of episodes. One night my wife started peeking at one episode over the edge of her magazine and wound up dropping the magazine and just watching the show.
When the show ended she said, "Don't watch anymore episodes unless I can watch with you, okay?"
So now she's hooked, and I'm sure we'll be buying the remainder of the seasons.
Noooo, not the Earth! That's where I keep all my stuff!
Betcha' can't eat just one.
Yes, I would say cowardly.
It doesn't take that much courage to kill yourself. People do it every day, here in the U.S. But most people don't choose to kill hundreds of unarmed women and children at the same time.
If these guys have so much courage, have them put on a uniform, grab an AK47, and storm the gates of a military base. That would take courage.
But, while looking for info on OJ, I found this page which says:
OK, here's my question for the grandparent post:
/.ers do you think would call if you told us a good number? Do you think the phone sex operator could handle all the calls?
Hi Bruce.
What phone number would I call if I wanted some real good phone sex?
How many